H kugler



H. KUGLER oct. 193.0.

navrcrfr'oa DELIvnnms uncmas ,znn'rcmxma MACHINES Filed June 1:5. 1929 2 sheetssheet 1 /NVEA/roR e PatentedV Oct.. l7, 1930V UMTllED-'-S-TAIESPATENrofa-cs HEINR'IGH HIGLEH,` 0E-#ZURICH SWITZERLAND, AssIeNoE To roHANNKEssLEE Ann` GEOEGE EIscHEga, EQTH or I ZUHICH, SWITZERLAND 7 f :DEVICE Foa DELIVERING MAIcHEs iappnetign',meenme 13,1929, serial `The present-invention'has'reference to a,V

` `a distance between two subsequent charges;

thereby great danger exists of the `matches l getting ignited` Moreover these matches fallf receptacles and'have to he rearrangedfloy I ngdown are notin the saine regular arrangement asthe other matches 1n 4the collecting hand; in the` further course of packing the matches" a jamming "ofv theV disarranged lnatches'may occur,whereby"an ignition of thehlattermay hecaused.

Y Itis the 'object of the present invention to overcomethesel drawbacks. To this end in the delivery device` according tothepresent invention they chute conducting thematches to the collecting receptaclesis provided with a closing flap serving Vfor transitorily `holdingthesnpplied matches andis automatical- 1y `opened bymeanfs of Aa7 plateA arranged on the table and supporting the matches subsef 'fluently-.f 7 i 7 7 7 This Closing flap thus preventsduringcertain intervals ofthefworking a falling down of theejected matches Vinto the chute or a Affii-lling down of matches over allonger stretch Arespectively therefore n Vav disorderly 4arjin'atchmakingfmachina in which the device rangefmentIA ltheseV matches and aj aniining ofthe lattenf V u e 7 i l Theaccompanying drawings serve for eX- "plaining theV inventionby way of va construciiorlf@sample-inherited; L

" In `the drawings y 7 7 e Fig.` shows an elevationuof that part of a according to the invention is arranged,

` Fig., Zifshows in elevation with parts 1n i fectio'n details of a :device .for'ejecting the IN IVIATCHMAKING MACHINES 370,614, and in Germany aulne 22, 192e.

3 is a plan view of Fig. 2,

Fig. tshows "the` device according to the invention in a vertical section,

, 7 Fig. 5 Shows aaeai1-r0ffrig. 4 on alarga Vscal`e,f l n .7 77

y F igs.6 and 7 show further `detailsiin front elevation and end" elevation respectivelywith parts illustrated insection, and I Fig; 8 is a section 'along line a-a in Fig. 4,

l Referringnow to the drawings arailQ of .angular"crosssection` is secured, to the frame lof the machine and three collecting receptacles 3 are placedonitherail 2 and sup#7 ported by the latter; the upper ends, ofthe e V i receptacles 8 rest against a hara. 5f denotes 'the upper supply chute which isinclined and` open towards` the frontof thefmachineand is sulodividedinto three Vchutes' situated.; one

, beside "the other and below which `l the three ,collectingreceptacles3` are arranged.` rllhe rearwall ofthe chute 5 is formed Aits upper partV a :flap 6 fixed to a shaft 7 7a rope pulleylV is further secured to theshaft 7'; and a weight 9 is suspended from therope `9 passing? over thel pulley 8. I

On the front fpart of the machine and later-7 `ally of the chute 5 two rails 1`Oaresprovided running parallel to the chute and `having longitudinalfgrooves 10. llVith'thelatterV guidehloclrs :11 of a deliverytahle 11 cooperate gthe latter is displaceahlealong the rails andcarries a plate 12 adapted to bedisplaced von the table 11 hy means of a handle 12 against the action of a tension spring 13"; Thelplate 12 is provided with threeeXten- Fig. 8)]7which `projectinto the three parti` `tionsof` the chute. Thetahle 11`is `further n i "provided with a lever 14 mounted on a ped- `estalilll which passes through aslot7 of the tionary stop screw 15as` shown inj Fig.4, .f I

, 4'lEhe.pulling ropes`167rnnn`ng over 1e-ope e drumsl and 17 respectivelyare connected n e with their ends to the table 11;.-` The rope 7drums717 and`17 are rotatalolymeunted onV e an aXle19 which in its turn is carried with its ends in brackets 18.` `On the end ofthe axle V19 illustrated` in Fig;` 7 a rocking lever 20is meunf's, whih @Gerentes by means; @fia ien @sions 1251"(shown in dash and'det linesin plate "12. Thelever`14 rests against a sta`` pusher pawl 21 with a ratchet wheel 22 and a locking pawl 23 cooperates with the ratchet wheel 22 and is mounted on a bracket 24 secured to the bracket 18. The ratchet wheel 22 is integral withV the part 25 of a friction clutch, the other part 26 of which is secured against rotation on the hub of the rope drum 17 but is axially displaceable on said hub. A spring 27 abutting against the rope drum 17 tends to maintain the clutch part 26 in operative engagement with the clutch part 25. A lever 28 mounted on the support 24 and having a finger 29 contacting with the circumferential edge of the clutch part 26 permits the throwing out of engagement of the latter. To this end the finger 29 is provided with wedge shaped surfaces so that a small turning of the lever 28 causes the clutching out of the parts 25 and 26. The two rope drums 17, 17 are rigidly connected to each other by means of a hollow shaft 30. A spiral spring 31 is provided inside the drum 17 and has its one (outer) end connected to the latter and its other (inner) end to the axle 19.

`With a slot 20 of the rocking lever 2O a rod 32 cooperates and the point in which the rod 32 acts on the slot 20 may be adjusted by means ot a nut 33 and a screw-threaded spindle 34. The latteris mounted in eyes 35 of the lever 20, and a hand wheel 36 serves :tor turning the spindle 34 and adjusting thereby the point of cooperation of rod 32 and slot 20.

The matches A are inserted in the dipping bars 37 and are expelled from the latter by means oit needles 38 movedtowards and away from the bars 37 by the reciprocating movement 'of the slide 39. The latter is reciprocated by the aid of a rod 40, a bell crank lever 41, rod 42, bell crank lever 43, rod 44 and eccentric 45 secured to the shaft 46. (Figs. 1-3.) The shaft 46 is rotated by means of a spur gearing 47 from the main driving shaft 48. The intermittent movement ot the bars 37 along their guide groove 49 is obtained from the main driving shaft 48 by means disposed at the part of the machine in which the insertion of the splints into the bars 37 occurs as disclosed in my copending application Jfor Letters Patent tiled June 13, 1929, under Ser. No. 370,613 and ot which means Fig. 1 only shows the sprocket wheel 51. The move- `ment imparted to the sprocket wheel 51 is transmitted to the sprocket wheel 52 situated near the. device for delivering. the. iinished matches by means of bevel gearing 53, hori- Zontal shaftv 54, bevel gearing 55, vertical shaft 56 and bevel gearing 57 (Figs. 1 and3). Fig. 1 shows further the manner in which the rocking movement of the lever 2O isA obtained; to this end the rod 32 is linked to an arm 58 secured to the same axle as the bell crank lever 41.

, The matches A expelled from the bars 37 by the action o't the needles 38 fall over an inclined surface of a stationary member 59 (Fig. 5) and are received at first by the Hap 6 which is swung into the horizontal position by the influence of the weight loaded rope pulley 8. Later on the plate 12 is pushed by the action of the spring 13 immediately above the flap 6 when the table 11 is in its uppermost position as will be explained here inafter. The table 11 is then lowered in a step by` step movement along the guide rails 10. To this end the rocking lever 2O is oscillated by the rod 32, whereby the pawl 21 rotates the ratchet Wheel 22y intermittently. The operative friction clutch 25, 26 takes part in the rotation of the' ratchet wheel 22 and causes a rotation of the rope drums 17, 17 from which the ropes 16 unwind themselves wherebyr the table 11 suspended from the ropes is lowered. At the same time the spiral spring 31 inside the rope drum 17 is wound up and tightened.

During the downward movement of the table 1 1 the plate 12 on the latter acts on the iiap 6, which has up to then closed the chute 5, and turns the flap 6 in the downward direction into the position indicated in dash and dot lines in Fig. 5. Then the table 11 has reached a determined lowered position 1 shown in dash and dot lines in Fig. 4, which moment is indicated to the operator on the machine by any optical oracoustic signal, then the table 11 is moved by hand in one jerk so low that its plate 12 knocks against the lower end oi. the collecting receptacles 3. The staple ot matches forming the charge for the collecting receptacles 3 and resting on the plate 12 follows this final movement of the table 11, the iap 6 is then given free and is turned in the upward ldirection by the influence of the weight loaded rope pulley 8 and closes again the chute 5 for receiving the matches A expelled from the bars 37 for forming the next charge of the receptacles 3. In the lowermost position II of the table 11 the plate 12 is pulled back by means of the handle 12 so far until the lever `14 enters a locking notch `oi' the plate 12. Thereby the latter is secured on the table 11 in its retracted position in which itis outside of theA collecting receptacles 3.

' In order to permit the movement ot the table from the position I into the positionlII the handle 28 mounted on the bracket 24 is so turned that the clutch member 26 is cut out whereupon the table 11 is released. Thus after the plate 12 has been secured in the retracted position on the table 11 moved into the lowermost position the table is released and automatically returns along the guide rails 10 into the highest position. caused by the release of the tightened spring 31 o' the rope drum 17, whereby the two drums 17, 17 are Iso turned that the ropes 16 are wound on the drums and raise thereby the table 11. y, Shortly before the table l1 reaches its initial position the lever 11 hits This is against the abutment screw whereby the lever 11 is lifted out of the locking notch in the plate 12, the latter is thus released and fle `is moved forward towards the flap 6 by the influence of the I spring 13.`

After the table 11 has reached its initial positionthe handle 29 is turned` so that the clutch part 24 is thrown in again whereupon fthe step by step downward movement of the `table starts and the above describedoperation is repeated, the filled collecting receptacles 3 having been meanwhile replaced by empty ones. i

` The contact, of the heads of the matches with the parts ofthe device for delivering` the matches isavoided as much as possible.v

` The plate 12 ,of the table l1 and the flap 6 of the chute 5 as wellas the latter are on those sides, which are in contact with the matches,` covered with a non-metallic-coating which reduces friction.

By adjusting the point in which the rod 32 acts in the slot 20 of the rocking lever 2O the magnitude of the periodic step through which the ratchet wheel 22 is turned and consequently the movement of the table may plied'tothe delivery device.

be made to correspond toV the number of matches expelled .per unit of time and sup- The delivery work may be watched from the front side of the-device and may thus be easily checked. Owing to the small danger of igniting the matches the'device according i `to the present invention may be used with matches of any type. The collecting receptacles may be inserted in the frame 1 or placed on the rail 2 from the front or the side of the machine. y

l I claim: x

l. A device for delivering matches in match-making machines, comprising incom-4 `bination, a chute arranged above collecting receptacles, a tableguided along said chute, means to raise and lower said table, a slide for supporting the matches mounted on said table and adapted to be 'displaced along said the latter and to be turned out of said closmatch-making machines, comprising in com* bination, a chute arranged above collecting receptacles, a table guided `along said chute,

matches and adapted to automatically close the latter and to be turned y out of said closing position by said slide.

` 3. A device for 'delivering matches in match-making machines, com rising 1n comhina-tion, a chute arranged a ove collecting receptacles, aptable` guidedA along said chute,

means to lower said table by a step by step movement,means to automatically cause the f upward movement of said table into its up` permost position, a slide for supporting the i matches mounted on said table and adapted to be Idisplaced along said table into and out of said chute, and a vflap arranged in said chute for receiving expelled matches Vand.

adapted to automaticall close the latter and to be turned out of sai y closing position by said slide. y t

4.-. A device for delivering matches in match-making machines, comprising in `com bination, a chute arranged above collecting step by step movement, spring means wound up bythe lowering movement of said table and adapted to automatically cause the upward movement of the latter into its upper most position when released, a slidel on said" table, means adapted to displace said slide along said table into and out of said chute,` a locking member to secure y said slide in its position out `of said chute,` means to autoreceptacles, a table guided along sai-debute, ratchet means for lowering said table by a` matically release said locking member when said table has returned into its uppermost"- position, and a flap arranged in said chute for receiving expelled matchesand `adapted to automatically close the latter and to be turned out of saidclosing position by said sli-de. 'y

In testimony whereof have signed mly name to this specification. 7

HEINRICH KUGLER.

ratchet means for lowering'said table by a`V` step by step movement,` spring means wound up by the lowering movement `of said table and adapted to automatically cause the upward movement of the latter into its upper-` most position when released, a slide for supporting the matches mounted on said table and adapted to be displaced along said table y into an-d out of said chute, and a flap arranged in said chute for receiving expelled 

